Time was getting on a bit and we had to be at our hotel in Rotterdam at a reasonable hour, but we headed out east to a town called Zeist. We had heard that they had a huge Scania off-road vehicle which we were keen to see.
Unfortunately for us the guys at Utrecht had told us the station was volunteer and it was possible that nobody would be around.
We took a chance and set off and arrived to find a huge station full of vehicles. We drove into the yard and found a guy who appeared to be too old to be a Firefighter - pensioner age (I hope he doesn't ever read this
) but in fire service uniform. After making ourselves known it transpired that our guy was the regional co-ordinator for the youth firefighters - like fire cadets. Next question, could he drive any of the vehicles? To our delight he told us not only could he drive any vehicle, he was happy to move all of them!
First up, a picture of the fire station which only opened in 2011. (not my picture)
Unfortunately for us the guys at Utrecht had told us the station was volunteer and it was possible that nobody would be around.
We took a chance and set off and arrived to find a huge station full of vehicles. We drove into the yard and found a guy who appeared to be too old to be a Firefighter - pensioner age (I hope he doesn't ever read this
) but in fire service uniform. After making ourselves known it transpired that our guy was the regional co-ordinator for the youth firefighters - like fire cadets. Next question, could he drive any of the vehicles? To our delight he told us not only could he drive any vehicle, he was happy to move all of them!First up, a picture of the fire station which only opened in 2011. (not my picture)
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